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sideburns

[sahyd-burnz] / ˈsaɪdˌbɜrnz /




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An era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns, it marked the passage from progress to reaction.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2025

However, he redeems himself as an administrator by writing impenetrable new rules on the size of officers’ sideburns and mustaches.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

“Lauren is sure she doesn’t know what Gladstone’s sideburns looked like. What did Gladstone do? How racist was he? Does she have a problematic cat? This is perhaps not her most pressing issue.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2024

“If I can bring sideburns back, that would be cool,” Mr. Sessa recently told Dazed Digital.

From New York Times Jan. 23, 2024

Vincent was the new brigade commander—a very handsome man with thick sideburns, from the 83rd Pennsylvania.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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